Fri, Jul 20, Lunch: Project HOPE COO William Fox, M.D. Project HOPE is partnering with the US Navy in a medical humanitarian mission that will include a visit to Vietnam July 15-25. COO of Project HOPE since Nov 2006, Dr. Fox served 28 years in the US Army in a variety of medical command, staff, and surgical positions. Trained in Special Forces and Airborne operations, he has commanded an Airborne Forward Surgical team, Special Forces Company, Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), and culminated his career as the commanding General for the Airborne Medical Brigade.

SAVE THE DATE: Sat, Dec 1 Governors Ball The AmCham Board of Governors cordially invite you to the 12th Annual AmCham Governors’ Ball, to be held on Saturday, December 1, 2007. Tables are limited, so please make your reservations early to avoid disappointment.

Saigon Hi-Tech Park and Vietnam’s Infrastructure In this exclusive and in-depth interview, VentureOutsource.com speaks with Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) president Nguyen Dinh Mai about the Park and Vietnam’s infrastructure and developing electronics industry.

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Event Presentations and Downloads Did you miss an AmCham event? Were you there but wanted to have a copy of the presentation? Didn’t get the business card of the person you were talking with? Now you can download the presentations by clicking on the above link. Also, you can see a list of people that attended the event, with links to their company contact information. Download the AmCham HCMC Board of Governors Report on

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Online Membership Directory Looking for information on AmCham members? Click here to browse the Online Membership Directory for information about and contact points for our 400 member and associate companies, and about 800 representatives. Also with links to their company web sites for even more information about American and international businesses in Ho Chi Minh City.

Benefits and Services Review AmCham benefits and services and learn how you can benefit from Networking Online, with about 100,000 visitors and 180,000 page-views per month to www.amchamvietnam.com.

Your announcement in AmCham’s Weekly Update email Every Monday or Tuesday, AmCham’s Weekly Update email goes out to nearly 800 representatives of AmCham member and associate companies, plus thousands of subscribers in Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, and the USA. We welcome event announcements that are of interest to our business readers.

Computing Tips: Facebook – the online social network Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. More then 25 million people use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet. Microsoft is Facebook’s biggest business partner. Last year it contracted to broker banner ads for Facebook, reportedly guaranteeing a minimum of US$ 100 million a year through 2011. Click the link to see what it’s all about, and register to visit the networks for Vietnam, HCM City, etc. 27 Jun 07.

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